한방안이비인후피부과학회지 (The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology)
- 제17권2호
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- Pages.106-111
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- 2004
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- 1738-6640(pISSN)
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- 2234-4020(eISSN)
안구편위와 진탕을 동반한 현훈 환자 1례
A Case of Vertigo with Heterophoria and Nystagmus
Abstract
Vertigo is a symptom, not a disease. The tenn vertigo refers to the sensation of spinning or whirling that occurs as a result of a disturbance in balance. It's sometimes referred to as a hallucination of motion. The cause of vertigo is very various and generally divided into peripheral and central. A patient presented with severe vertigo, nystagmus and heteophoria. She has taken the BanHaBaekChulChunMa-tang and treated by acupuncture. After 2 days, her symptoms become disappeared and about 1 week, all symptoms except heterophoria were disapperaed. And after 2 weeks, heterophoria was disappeared. In conclusion, we diagnosed her case as vestbular neuronitis by her clinical course, but we also considered her illness as vertebrobasilar insufficiency, TIA etc.